# Grading lessons

URL: https://www.openskyplanner.com/support/grading-lessons
Tab: Grading & Reports
Category: Grading
Updated: 2026-10-07

Grade individual lessons as they are completed.

Grades go on lessons one at a time, as the work is finished. As soon as a course has a graded lesson it gets a calculated grade in the gradebook.

## Grading from the checklist

1. Open the lesson from your checklist to show the lesson drawer.
2. In the **Grade** section, type the score and the maximum (out of 100 by default). It saves as you type.
3. For another style, click the gear beside the grade and choose **Numeric**, **Pass / Fail** or **Standards-Based**. Standards-Based gives a level: **Advanced**, **Proficient**, **Basic** or **Below Basic**.
4. Click the **×** to clear a grade.

![The Grade section of the lesson drawer](https://opensky-public-images.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/supportimages/grades-reports/grading-lessons-1.png)

New grades start in the course's **Grading style**. See [Grading styles](https://www.openskyplanner.com/support/grading-styles).

## Grading a whole course at once

Open the student's **Gradebook** and click the course. Every lesson is a row with **Lesson Type**, **Status**, **Hours** and **Grade** columns. The Grade cell is the same editor as the drawer, and Tab moves down the column. The **⋮** menu on a row switches the style or clears the grade.

A lesson with tasks can be graded task by task; its grade is then their average, unless you enter one on the lesson itself, which **Clear grade override** undoes.

## Teacher notes

Under the grade in the drawer, **Add teacher note** stores a private note about that grade. Only parents see it; a student sees nothing. The lesson needs a grade before a note can be saved.

## The Ungraded column

For a course where every lesson should be graded, switch on **Appear in Ungraded column** on the **Grading** tab of Course Settings. Each lesson the student completes then waits in the **Ungraded** section at the top of your checklist until it has a grade. Click a card to open the drawer and grade it, or click **Won't grade** to dismiss it. For an activity the setting is **Grade every occurrence**, or **Add to parent grading queue** when you create it. To change the set of courses in one go, open the **⋯** menu on the Ungraded heading and choose **Edit courses**.

## Letting students grade

Students see grades in the drawer unless **See grades** is off in their Student Portal settings. To let a student enter their own, switch on **Add & edit lesson grades** there, or for one course only, under **Student Permissions** in its Course Settings, **Allow students to add and edit lesson grades for this course**. See [Permissions](https://www.openskyplanner.com/support/permissions).

## Need more help?

Reach out any time at [support@openskyplanner.com](mailto:support@openskyplanner.com) and we will be happy to help.